Daily Republican., 1887-08-10
NEWS SUMMARY.
The Cost Of Silver Bulilon-ChoIera in
Jersey - Returning Home Empty
handed-Advsntiets Mopbed,

handse-Advsntists dopbsd.
Tie oos. of silver bullion purchased
by the Treasury Department ,cr the
coinage Of silver dollars dnring tie d.
cal year ended Jupe so, 1887, was
Sz4 ,563 6l5. while the cost Of the silver
bullion delivered on purchaser was
S2i .6a9. 3a2 The cost OF the silver bul.
lion Consumed IN tha dollar co,usee
during tho saine period was $25 3a3, ga
ana the number Of silver dollars coined
WAS SO. 266 ,Ss1.
About forty Ioelanders, including
women and children, arrived In this
country tea days ago and located, as q
colony, at SAyreville, Aiddlesex county,
n. y. A few days ago two OF the m
died OF q disease resembling cholera,
and ave more have since been taken
down with the disease. 6everal oetors
have been requested to visit the colony,
a despatch from Ottawa, Ontsrio,
says tnat since the vigorous enforce.
Meat OF the treaty, American vesselo,
according to atv.css from the Fieheries
Department. are returning ONE empty
handed, while Canadian boats are max.
ing big hauls. The gmackerel catch
along the American coast has proved
failure.
The tent in which Revs. Hos.er and
Schu z, Seven.day Adventists, were
holding revival services In Winons,
Minnesota, was attacked by o mob OF
Germans and Poles ON Sunday and
pulled down. The congregation re.
sisted and free fight ensued, In which
several persons were hurt.
Professor Bald win, OF Ban Francisco.
yesterday repeated his feat OF jun ping
from balloon at Rpoksway Beach.
He dropped about HOO feet. His de.
scent, which occupied ! minute, "a l.5
seconds, WAS 80 feet out In Jamaica
Bay, from which hs was rescued BY
boatmen,
The Examiners In Lunacy for the De.
partmont OF Charities and Correction
in New York Tuesday reported that
they mad examined Thomas j. Mooney,
the alleged dynsMiter, who 81: fire to
the National Line steamer Queen, and
found him 10 ba insane.
The Minister OF Militia and Sir Fred.
Middleton will shortly start for British
ColuEb bia to inspect the site of the pro-
posed de.enees of Esquimsult. The
earth works will be built st the expense
OF Canada, while England will supply
the armament.
The Collector OF Customs at New
York wss Tuesday instructed by Score.
tary Fallchild to allow free entry of
racing sails, shrouds and . small boat,
property OF the Scotch racing yacht
Thistle, which recently arrived on the
steamer Circrssta.
The Treasury Department has decided
that so.called burlap. made of jute, 90
TO "a inches wide, such as Is used by
the clothing trade, and which is com.
mercially known as burlap canvas, are
dutiable at the rate Of 35 per cent. ad
valorem.
The Marine Hospital Bureau is in.
formed that smallpox and yellow fever
are raging In Havana, Cuba. During
July there were 104 deaths from yellow
fever and 112 from small pox.
Application for prepay ment Of ia
terest under Secretary FAirchild's re.
cent circular, were received on Tuesday
on bonds amounting to 1,343 900,
making the total to date S6,6l2, ,25O.
A Prohibition meeting was held at
Mountain Park, Wilkesbarre, Pa, on
Tuesday. 1t required forty cars to
carry the crowd to the grounds.